Paintbrush wiper



Jul lo, 1951 QTIMS 2,560,398

PAINTBRUSH WIPER Filed April 29, 1947 M INVENTOR.

T NY c. TIMS Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED s TATE s rAreN T O FFICE PAINTBRUSH WIPER Tony C.Tims, Hyattsville, Md.

Application April2'9, 1947,Serial No. 744,557

-1 Claim.

.My invention relatesto auxiliary attachments for cans, and moreespecially to brush holders and wipers for attachment adjacent th rim of an open top paint container for holding the brush when the same is temporarily out of use and for wiping surplus paint from thelbrushafter-dipping in the pail of paint and prior to applying the paint to the work.

The brush holder and wiper attachments of this invention may be used in combination one with the :other, or individually, at the :option of the user.

Also the brush holder and wiper attachment, in accordance with this invention, may be mounted on calls :of the beaded-rim type or of the friction top with equal '-facility, .and as conditions of use may dictate.

The invention, together with the objects and advantages thereof, Will be best understood by reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawing in which are illustrated presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is :an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating onepracticable application .of the invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the assembly shown in Figure -1 Figure .3 is ahorizontal sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure landilooking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 'isa perspective View of one form of brush wiper;

Figure 5 is an-enlarged-fragmentary vertical sectional view of a modified-form of combination brush holder and wiper assembly;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational View taken at right angles to Figure 5; and

Figure '7 is a transverse sectional view of an alternate form of brush wiper, a friction top can being shown frag-mentarily and in section, to illustrate a practicable application of this form of Wiper.

The brush holder attachment of this invention comprises a receptacle 5 open at the top for the reception of the brush 6. This receptacle has a perpendicular rear wall 1, parallel, tapered side walls 8, 8, an inclined front wall 9, and a bottom wall I0. Thus the receptacle is shaped to substantially conform to the shape of the brush or brushes placed therein. Also the inclined front wall 9 serves to support the brush or brushes at sufiicient angle to the perpendicular so that the bristles of the brush are relieved of some of the Weight of the brush and consequently the original 2 form-of the brush is not destroyed as may be the case were the brush allowed to stand resting-cornpletely on its bristles.

The receptacle is particularly designed to be suspended from the wall of the paintcan 'l I exteriorly of the latter. To that-endthe receptacle 5 is equipped with a bracketclamp. Preferably the bracket-clampis either of the formshown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 and indicatedgenerallyat 12, or of the form shown in Figures 5 and 6,-and indicated generally by the reference numeral l 3.

The bracket-clamp I2 is particularly designed for attaching the holder-5 to a paint can of the friction-top type as illustrated. Bracket-clamp I2 is formed from-a suitable length of strap metal bent into an inverted U-shape so as to straddle the wall of the can H in the manner shown. The longer leg I l of the bracket-clamp'is permanently fastened to the wall? of receptacle 5 in any suitable manner, as by being welded thereto. The shorter bracket leg l5 is adapted 'to' be inserted into the can as shown to advantage in Figure 1. To draw the bracket legs l4, 15 into positive friction contact with the channel-bead l8 of-can'll, the legs are apertured toaccommodate a clamp-bolt it that is equippedwith awing nut 11. --With nut Fl tightened, the clamp 12 so engages the can H as to releasably secure holder 5 at the'desired position and against casual displacement relative to the paint receptacle.

For use with holder 5 equipped with bracket [2 is a brush wiper H! of the form shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive. The wiper is formed from a single blank of sheet metal, e. g. tin, cut, shaped and dimensioned to provide a-flat blade 20 having a working straight edge 2|, and a curved rear edge 22, together with an apertured attaching lug 23 bent upwardly at the inner end of a notch 24 formed intermediate the ends of the blade and in the edge 22 thereof.

In applying the wiper attachment IS the bracket leg 15 is received in notch 24 and the wiper secured in position on bracket 12 by passing clamp-bolt [5 through the aperture in the attaching leg 23 (Figures 1 and 2). .In use, the rear or curved edge 22 of blade 20 conforms with the peripheral wall of the paint can H and engages the underside of the can bead l8 as best shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. With the wiper so located within the can II the forward straight edge 2| of blad 20 projects toward the center of the paint receptacle for use, in an obvious manner, in wiping surplus paint from ofi the brush before applying to the Work.

From the foregoing it will be seen that holder 3 5 and wiper l9 may be used either as a single unit or assembly, or the holder may be used independently of the wiper as desired or conditions of use may suggest.

The form of the invention shown in Figures 5 and 6, and now to be described, is particularly designed for use as a unitary assembly and for application to paint cans or receptacles distinguished from friction top cans by having a small diameter bead on the top edge of the peripheral wall of the can. To that end the bracket-clamp I3 is formed from a single length of spring steel shaped to a substantially inverted-U to provide an attaching leg 25, an arcuate reverse bend 26 and a sinuous leg 21. Preferably leg 25 is permanently secured to wall ll of holder 55, which latter is in all respects identical with previously described holder 5, as by being spot welded thereto as indicated at 28 (see Figure 6). A wiper 29 is permanently mounted on bracket leg 21 so as to be positioned within the paint can upon application of the assembly thereto.

Wiper 29 is substantially identical with Wiper l9 previously described, with the one exception, namely, that lug 39 of wiper 29 is of less depth and imperforate, and the wiper of Figures 5 and 6 is secured to bracket leg 21 by having lug 39 spot welded thereto as indicated at 3| (in Figure 6) In applying the holder and wiper assembly of Figures 5 and 6 to the paint receptacle (not shown therein) the bracket [3 is urged downwardly to straddle the wall of the paint can with leg 25 passing to the outer side of the can wall and leg 2'! together with wiper 29 passing downwardly into the can. In final position on the paint receptacle the bead of the latter is accommodated by the return bend 26 and the concavo-convex portion 33 of leg 21 will yieldingly bear against the concave inner surface of the can wall to insure positive retention of the assembly in proper position while in use.

In Figure 7 there is illustrated a form of brush wiper, indicated generally by the reference numeral 39, which may be used alone and independently of the brush holder as therein illustrated, or in association with holder 5 in lieu of the wiper 19 of the assembly of Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. This wiper 39 is formed from a single blank of sheet metal cut, shaped and dimensioned to provide a wiper blade 34 of substantially the same edge configuration as that of the blades of wipers l9 and 29, and an integral inverted U-shaped attaching member 35.

The attaching member 35 of wiper 39 is designed to straddle the wall and the channel-bead l8 of the paint can I I as shown in Figure 7 when the Wiper is to be used alone or separate and apart from the brush holder of this invention. When wiper 39 is to be used with brush holder 5 in lieu of wiper [9 then attaching member 35 is placed in a straddling position on the upper or closed end of bracket I2 as and in a manner believed to be clearly apparent.

The legs of attaching member 35 are apertured to accommodate, when wiper 39 is used as suggested by Figure 7, a bolt and wing nut assembly 40 for drawing the legs of the member 35 into positive clamping engagement with the can ll.

When wiper 39 is used in lieu of wiper [9 in the assembly of Figure 1, the apertures in the legs of attaching member 35 receives bolt 16 so that the latter, in association with nut ll, serves not only to draw the legs l4, I5 of bracket l2 into positive engagement with can H but also acts to positively secure wiper 39 in proper position.

If desired, and as shown in Figure 7, the outer or free leg of wiper attaching member 35 is provided at its free end with an inwardly directed lip 4| to engage under the outer rolled edge of channel-bead 18 to effect a more positive engagement of the Wiper 39 with the paint can.

When in use this invention provides an efiicient and serviceable device for painters, paperhangers or analogous artisans for holding the brush when temporarily not in use instead of placing the brush on the floor, ladder or other location, and leaving a smear upon anything upon which it may be placed. Additionally, when applying paint it is desirable to have some means for removing the excess liquid from the brush and returning the same to the container. The wiper of this invention provides a convenient instrumentality for this purpose.

The holder and wiper elements of this invention are of simple and inexpensive construction, may be made from scrap materials if desired, readily cleansed, and applied to/ or removed from, the paint can with facility and without requiring alteration to be made to th paint receptacle.

What I claim as new is:

As a new article of manufacture, a brush Wiper formed from a single blank of material cut, shaped and dimensioned to provide a blade having a straight working edge and a rear convex edge provided with a notch, and an attaching member struck up from the blade intermediate the opposite ends of the notch.

TONY C. TIMS.

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